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JBSA Security Forces Airmen train on active shooter drills
September 26, 2024 — Members of the 343rd Training Squadron took part in the Basic Defender Course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, on Aug. 20, 2024. The 343rd TRS provides the initial training for all Air Force security forces airmen. ... MORE

Basic Defender Course optimizes training for high-end fight
April 15, 2024 — In a strategic move toward enhancing national defense capabilities, Air Force Security Forces is reoptimizing training to ensure Defenders are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle evolving threats in a modern era. The 343rd Training Squadron’s Security Forces technical training is one of the key components in the Defender Next initiative, where the career field is undertaking the largest shift in the schoolhouse in over two decades... MORE

Security Forces technical training students raise their hands as they recite the Security Forces pledge during the Basic Defender Course graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 16, 2024. The 343rd Training Squadron is optimizing training to ensure Defenders are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to tackle evolving threats in a modern era. The 343 TRS Security Forces technical training is one of the key components in the Defender Next initiative, where the career field is undertaking the largest shift in the schoolhouse in over two decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

Future Defenders practice tactical skills at JBSA-Camp Bullis
July 14, 2023 — Air Force Security Forces trainees participated in an exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis recently... MORE

Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine inspires Airmen with healthy dinner, cooking demo
June 20, 2023 — In an event aimed at promoting a healthy and active lifestyle, more than 450 Security Forces technical training students had the opportunity to break bread with renowned celebrity chef, Robert Irvine, and his team, here, June 14 and 15... MORE

Chef Robert Irvine visits Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

Defenders recognized for helping rescue woman attacked by yellow jackets
June 5, 2023 — Four Security Forces members were recognized at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland recently for helping rescue a woman swarmed by yellow jackets near JBSA-Chapman Training Annex in May. First responders credit the Airmen for saving the woman’s life... MORE

37th Training Wing leadership publicly recognize Security Forces Instructors who help rescue woman being attached by yellow jackets.

Military training leader creates app, saves hours of in-processing Security Forces students
September 15, 2022 — Force Generators pave the way for advancing force development in our force, and a military training leader with the 343rd Training Squadron symbolizes just that… plus more. Staff Sgt. Justin Davis created a web-based app that saves several hours each week during the in-processing of students and has saved the Air Force over $15,000 as a result of no longer printing 400,000 pieces of paper annually... MORE

Man stands in front of a building while posing with his arms across his chest. He is looking at the camera.

14th Annual Defender Ruck honors fallen Airmen
November 30, 2021 — Beads of sweat rolled down many Airmen’s brows as familiar tunes echoed throughout vast and varied terrain. Marching over four miles to the beat of jodies, approximately 1,500 Airmen and guests participated in the 14th Annual Defender Ruck at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Nov. 12... MORE

Airmen carry a guidon during the defender ruck

Mom, son celebrate Air Force achievements
April 21, 2021 — A mom and son celebrated milestones this week when Tech. Sgt. Nessie McCray and Airman Basic Jaylen Netterville graduated from their respective technical training schools a day apart at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Nessie McCray, 344th Training Squadron, and her son, Airman Basic Jaylen Netterville, 343rd Training Squadron, share lunch at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, April 15, 2021. Both look forward to graduating and beginning their new careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Agnes Koterba)

First five Master Military Training Leaders selected in 37th TRW
January 15, 2021 — The aiguillette that hangs from a Master Military Training Leader’s left shoulder is distinctive. The mixed colors of royal and navy blue signify the superior performance, ethics and leadership that are hallmarks of reaching that achievement, awarded to only the top 10 percent of the MTL corps... MORE

Five noncommissioned officers now have the distinction of being the first Military Training Leaders in the 37th Training Wing to wear the aiguillette of the Master MTL.

JBSA joint, Total Forces practice sling loading skills
December 30, 2020 — A joint Total Force team led by the 74th Aerial Port Squadron peers into a darkened landscape masked by a moonless evening sky in preparation for an ambitious helicopter sling load mission dubbed “Operation Nightstorm.”  ... MORE

U.S. Air Force Reserve Component Airmen assigned to the 74th Aerial Port Squadron, Texas Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Company, 149st Aviation Regiment and 108th Aviation Regiment, and active-duty members from the Air Force Special Warfare Training Support Squadron participate in a helicopter rigging mission, Dec. 15, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas.

Volunteers serve food to new BMT recruits
May 17, 2020 — Meals Operating on Wheels began serving food to Basic Military Training trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 30 to feed Airmen who are quarantined in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention social distancing guidelines put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic... MORE

343rd Training Squadron Airmen volunteer at Veterans Day event
November 15, 2019 — Three 343rd Training Squadron Airmen participated in a Veterans Day ceremony for residents of Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation Nov. 8... MORE

Staff Sgt. Victor Medina-Ornelas, 343rd Training Squadron Block One Instructor, shakes the hand of a veteran at a Veterans Day ceremony at Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation in San Antonio Nov. 8.

Fallen Security Forces Airmen honored at 12th Annual Defender Ruck
November 12, 2019 — More than 1,100 Security Forces Airmen gathered for the 12th Annual Defender Ruck, hosted by the 343rd Training Squadron, in honor of all 186 Defender Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom, Nov. 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

Security Forces Airmen celebrate crossing the finish line after a 4-mile ruck. Over 1,100 Security Forces Airmen gathered for the 12th Annual Defender Ruck, hosted by the 343rd Training Squadron, in honor of all 186 Defender Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom, Nov. 8, here.

Technology, AFWERX, helping SF Academy graduates become more lethal, ready
June 4, 2019 — Recognizing the pace of change is accelerating, the Security Forces Academy at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has taken full advantage of an opportunity to help field tomorrow’s Air Force faster and smarter by adding innovative technology into its apprentice course to help produce more lethal and ready Airmen... MORE

Airman 1st Class Valric Suyom, a recent graduate of the Security Forces apprentice course, participates in a use of force training scenario in the Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives, or MILO, simulator as Staff Sgt. James McKinney, 343rd Training Squadron instructor, guides the training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 29. The MILO system puts student in various interactive use of force training scenarios, including the potential application of deadly force, through the use of enhanced video screens.